Tornado in a toaster oven!

Yeah, I know what you’re saying. “Dan, why didn’t you liveblog the Wing Bowl? Hell, you liveblogged an episode of 10!” Well, I’ll tell you: I just woke up. Okay, not really. But, well, this year’s “Virgin Wing Bowl” theme kind of ruined any interest I had in it.

Now, you’re probably wondering why said theme ruined it for me. To be honest, I have no idea. It just did. But that doesn’t mean I’m not interestd in the nice amount of unintentional comedy in the Inquirer recap of the event, won by Joey Chestnut (who ate a record billion wings):

The half-capacity, near-rapacity crowd, which was loud as a tornado in a toaster oven, saw the likes of a man with a gigantic meatball, a dragon led by horned helpers, military costumes, a White Widow, and much more during the opening procession of contestants.

According to Google, the Inquirer’s award-winning headline writer Peter Mucha — who did liveblog the event — has invented a new cliche! Congratulations, Peter!

Early Word
Joey Chestnut wins Wing Bowl [Inky]
“Tornado in a toaster oven” [Google]